Scotland

Name of the plan	Scotland’s National Marine Plan
Scale of the plan	National
Pre-planning	Status: Completed
Analysis for planning	Status: Completed
Development of the management plan	Status: Completed
Completion of the management plan	Status: Completed
Approval of the management plan	Status: Completed
Implementation of the management plan	Status: Completed
Revision of the management plan	Status: Completed
National authority in charge of MSP	Marine Scotland
Financing	N/A
Time required to complete the plans	Five years
Drivers of MSP	Achieving a sustainable economy, promoting good governance and using sound science responsibly are essential to the creation and maintenance of a strong, healthy and just society capable of living within environmental limits
Stakeholder participation	Involvement of stakeholders has been central to the development of this plan and full details of the procedures and processes used, including those to ensure stakeholder engagement and cross-boundary working, are set out in the Statement of Public Participation
Sectors included in planning	Renewable energy; ports and harbors; coastal defenses; aquaculture; economy; environment
Relation to coastal management	N/A
Relation to marine protected area management	N/A
Plan approval	N/A
Legal status of the plan	N/A
Plan revision	Every three years
Performance monitoring and evaluation	N/A

Provides for a statement of policy in the UK marine area, its preparation, review, amendment and withdrawal
Identifies the component regions within the UK marine area and provides for the creation of marine plans, their amendment, withdrawal and duty to keep relevant matters under review
Provides for the delegation of functions relating to marine plans, decisions affected by the marine policy statement or marine plan, monitoring and reporting